Equipment
Ben Hogan adds Ft. Worth “White” to iron lineup
After the launch of Diamond Black Metal finish Ft. Worth “Black” irons earlier this year, Ben Hogan’s nickel-chrome Ft. Worth irons are back…sort of. The Texas-based company today announced the launch of Ben Hogan Ft. Worth White irons.
Now with respect to the “White” designation, If you’re skeptical/confused, well, let’s just have a look at a comment on BH’s Instagram post announcing the iron launch and the company’s response…
jonmodica: “Very unclear the changes from previous model… also… white? It’s chrome…..”
Benhogangolf: ”@jonmodica More progressive specific to each club head, a more aggressive V-Sole pattern and the ‘white’ is opposite of the popular and newly designed Ft. Worth Black.”
There you have it, folks. “White” as in contrast to the Ft. Worth Black irons, and the Ft. Worth White is not merely a re-issue of original chrome Ft. Worth, according to the company.
With respect to the changes to the V-Sole system, the company said this in its marketing materials for the Ft. Worth Black.
“Feedback from strong players and robot testing indicated that the leading edge could be increased on certain irons, and trailing edge softened … especially with less-than-full shots in the shorter irons.”
“So, in our ongoing quest to design and manufacture the best clubs in golf, we’ve modified the V-Sole Technology used on the Ben Hogan Ft. Worth BLACK slightly. The sole maintains the same basic design principles as the original V-Sole but has been optimized for each iron in the set. In effect, we’ve strengthened the leading edge from the sole to the face on some of the Ft. Worth BLACK irons, while reducing the trailing edge bounce on others.”
Obviously, the company scrapped the PreciseLoft system introduced with the original Ft. Worth irons. That system offered four loft profiles, all with consistent four-degree gaps. After finding the vast majority of players preferred the “mid-high” launch profile, the company did away with the others…and returned to tradition iron number (rather than loft) stamping on the toe.
The aforementioned lofts in the 4-PW set range from 22 degrees to 46 degrees.
“The Ft. Worth White Irons are illustrative of how Ben Hogan Golf Equipment Company interacts with and listens to its customers,” said Scott White, President and CEO, Ben Hogan Golf Equipment Company. “On the heels of our sales success with the Ft. Worth Black Irons, we found many ‘traditionalists’ who wanted to play this iron design with the standard nickel-chrome finish, so we accommodated them with this launch.”
Ft. Worth White irons are available for purchase on the Ben Hogan website exclusively for $700.00 per seven-piece set (4-PW).
TaylorMade has dominated the mallet putter market with their expansive Spider putter line over the last few years. From players on professional tours to us everyday players, you will see a lot of Spider putters in bags. For 2026 TaylorMade is updating the Spider line with the new Spider Torched series that features a new torched PVD finish and some new head shapes.
The first thing you will notice about the Spider Torched putters is the bronze color finish. This finish takes inspiration from Rory’s custom Spider that is heated with a torch to get a multi-color bronze finish. When you heat stainless steel to around 600°F to 900°F it will change to this bronze color in a process called temper color. This happens because very high temperatures cause the metal’s surface to react with oxygen in the air, creating a thin transparent layer that gradually becomes thicker over time. Instead of using the time-consuming torching process, TaylorMade went with a more durable PVD finish to get a similar look.
Rory’s TaylorMade Spider Tour X
With the new launch we get the familiar Spider Tour head shapes that we know and love with the Spider Tour and Spider Tour X. Both are offered with different hosels as well to give looks that golfers will love and influence the toe hang of the putters for fitting different putting strokes. It doesn’t stop there as TaylorMade is also giving us the new Spider Tour V and Spider Tour F shapes that offer a different look and alignment at address. All of the heads stay true to being a Spider by their high MOI design for stability and forgiveness. A sole plate with updated graphics moves weight away from the center of the club head and out to the perimeter.
“The Spider Tour putter family represents the very best of what we do at TaylorMade. Nearlytwo decades of engineering, refinement and Tour feedback have gone into building thisfamily—and this new finish brings a level of visual sophistication that matches theperformance underneath it. These are putters that belong in the hands of the best players inthe world, and they’re proving it every week.”–Andrew Oldknow, Senior DirectorProductCategory and Design
More Photos of the TaylorMade Spider Tour Torched Putters
For lining up the putter we see the tried and true True Path alignment that TaylorMade has been using on Spiders for what feels like forever. This high contrast line makes it faster and easier to get the putter pointed towards your target for more accuracy. You can also see the legendary Pure Roll insert that is made from white TPU for a softer feel. Each insert contains horizontal 45 degree grooves that put more forward roll on the ball and reduce hopping and skidding. Behind the insert is a Hybrar Echo Dampener that will reduce unwanted vibrations for a softer feel and sound at impact. On the sole TaylorMade kept the TSS weights so that you can dial in the head weight in order to get the perfect feel out of your Spider Tour Torched.
Spider Tour
Spider Tour F
Spider Tour V
Spider Tour X
Spider Tour Counter Balanced
More Photos of the TaylorMade Spider Tour Torched Putters
All of the new Spider Torched putters are offered with a premium KBS CT 120 putter shaft that features a gloss black finish. This upgraded shaft features a stiffer feel and low toque for added stability and consistency. The stock grip is a Super Stroke Pistol 1.0 while the counter balanced models get a Super Stroke 2.0 XL grip that is longer, 13.75″, in order to grip it further down easily. A new brown head cover has a leather texture and looks really good with the brown and light blue accents on it.
The new Spider Torched putters will have a $349.99 price for both the standard and counter balanced models.
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Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 7 X
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Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD Hybrid DI 105 X
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Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (48-10F, 54-14F), SM7 (60-04L)
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Grips: SuperStroke Zenergy 1.0PT
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Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 X
3-wood: Titleist GTS2 (15 degrees, B2 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X
7-wood: Titleist GTS2 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X
Irons: Srixon ZX5 (4), Srixon ZX7 (5-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-PW)
Wedges: Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore Tour Rack (52-10 MID, 56-12 FULL,60-12 FULL) Cleveland RTZ Tour Rack (54-12 FULL, 60-12 FULL)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putters: L.A.B. Mezz.1 Max, Odyssey Versa Jailbird 380 Putter, TaylorMade Spider Tour X (new release), Odyssey TRTL Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride V55 Cord
Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV
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MAPA
Oct 19, 2018 at 1:16 pm
Ben Hogan….. China Forged ….. {{{{shudder}}}}
Charlie
Oct 17, 2018 at 1:12 pm
I grew up learning golf with a set of Hogan Medalions switching to Hogan Apex pc in later years. With hesitation I purchased the Ftworth 15 and was not disappointed in the quality and feel. As far as someone mentioned the smallish sweet spot this has not been my experience. While not that of a game improvement club they are very playable.
William Davis
Oct 17, 2018 at 1:45 pm
I remember – the medallions fell out and of course you could not find them. Apex lovely irons and just know could play with these as look so good. Been a Mizuno man for 30 years so unlikely to change now.
larry
Oct 18, 2018 at 11:36 am
But they’re forged in China! How can you make America great if you love Chinese junk?
Bob Jones
Oct 17, 2018 at 11:50 am
“Available on the website exclusively”? Does this mean you can’t get fitted before you buy them?
ogo
Oct 17, 2018 at 12:56 am
…”forged” as in forgery…? Fully heat treated forged…. or, coin forged… surface stamped ‘forged’…? No truth in golf club advertising nowadays.
Kim
Oct 16, 2018 at 11:59 am
Designed in Ft. Worth, Texas, USA…. cast and forged in Ft. Worth, Chengdu, China!
rex235
Oct 15, 2018 at 9:54 pm
Am almost afraid to ask..
RH Only?
the dude
Oct 15, 2018 at 6:47 pm
take out the FT. Worth black or white…and it would have more appeal
Tom
Oct 15, 2018 at 5:18 pm
Looks like they finally replaced the irons loft number with convention iron numbering system…
Travis
Oct 15, 2018 at 4:52 pm
Really a shame the reinvention of the Hogan brand was with these folks… they had an opportunity to really become a major OEM and just completely flopped…
Diss Topia
Oct 15, 2018 at 4:15 pm
Sweet spot the size of a pencil eraser. Even tour pros won’t hit ’em.
Josh
Oct 15, 2018 at 9:20 pm
I’m sure their robot hits em just fine lol
jon
Oct 15, 2018 at 3:24 pm
Sooo pretty.
allan
Oct 15, 2018 at 11:58 pm
Soooo forged in Ft. Worth Chinaa…. lol